One blessing at a time

Nutella

I hope you’re in the mood for something sweet this morning. I made these Nutella Marshmallow Croissants for dessert last night, but realized they would be great with a hot cup of coffee in the morning too. That seems to happen to me a lot- make something for one purpose, but find it fits just as well for another. Then again, that really can be said for almost any foods. Even pizza for breakfast or, my favorite, pancakes for dinner. Do you like pizza for breakfast? Some people love it, but I know Greg thinks it’s just crazy. I’m kind of indifferent on the subject. I love a bowl of cereal or oatmeal for breakfast, but am not completely opposed to a cold slice of pizza either. Although, it’s been years and years since I have done such a thing.

A pastry like this blows pizza for breakfast out of the water. The croissants are soft and chewy. The Nutella is chocolatey and melty. The marshmallows are…well, I don’t actually know what the marshmallows are, but they are definitely necessary.

And then there’s the simple white chocolate glaze for a touch of added sweetness.

I don’t know about you, but the weather here has taken us back to fall! Yesterday felt like October. I almost pulled out my furry boots again and wore three layers of tops on my evening bike ride with Greg. I’m a wimp, I know. I’m sure it will be hot again before I know it, but for now I’m enjoying a comforting breakfast like this in the cool weather.

Chocolate-y, hazelnut-y, creamy-y, yummy-y. Ok, you get the point. Nutella is delicious. The end.

Jusssttt kidding. There’s more. Like bananas! Now, mix the Nutella with the bananas and you have yourself the most scrumptious breakfast bread.

When I found this recipe, I first thought of Brooke. I think she was the first one who told me about Nutella and I had never actually tried it before. Since she was coming in town, I wanted to save this new baking adventure to make with her.

As soon as I woke up, I went and jumped on my Sleeping Beauty in the other room and said, “Wakey, wakey, time to bakey!” She knew what was awaiting us and instantly opened her eyes….well, almost instantly.

Although she might tell you she didn’t get to contribute much, she did 🙂 Like the egg-cracking, for example. Even though the recipe calls for two eggs, I almost freaked out when I opened the carton to find we only had one left! Ah! So, Brooke took good care of that valuable last remaining egg and I looked up substitutions for the other.

She did a good job.

Then we got to work.

It was fun to swirl the batter to make the marble look. I took Brooke’s help for this too.

It looked so cool!

The finished product. Maybe not the most photogenic, but it’s what’s on the inside that counts 🙂

Brooke was in Nutella heaven.

I was a little worried about how the bread was going to turn out since I only had that one egg. For the second egg I used 1 TBS corn starch plus 3 TBS water (I found this recommended substitution on some random website and just hoped it worked!). We all thought the bread turned out great. One thing I would like to try next time would be to add some walnuts to the mix!